The Weekend Warrior is the 9-5er that goes for it all on their days off (the weekend). Most days, they’re at work and accumulating work related stress on the body, but top it off with intensive working out that they only do one or two days per week. This process can put a lot of stress on the body. It is recommended to be getting massaged at least once every three weeks (or every two) to help aid in healthy tissue repair and reduce pain felt from the intensive workouts that the body is going through. Massage will also help with the accumulation of work-related stress. at Washington

Say to me only words full of dream and evening,
To calm, within me, the fire of ancient fevers
- Fernand Severin, from Poems; “She, Who Will Come”, written c. January 1886
Captured by @lens.baby
Edit by @kattmartiin at Vancouver, British Columbia

Took my first baby on a road trip before her sister gets here.
I wanted some extra special time with my sweet girl, so grateful we got to do this. And thanking the Lord for allowing us peace and happiness, beautiful weather, and special moments.
She will remember it forever, we had an absolute blast.
Also accompanied with our two favorite ladies, Grandma Sue and Auntie Caitlin!❤️

How do I make the people around me feel? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Trying to get outside myself and see how my actions/mood/energy affects those around me, whether it’s Adam, my coworkers, guests at my job, my friends, my pup, etc. Stepping outside myself can be challenging and it requires me to be brutally honest with myself about my behavior, which can be really uncomfortable and quite humbling.
An example would be: How am I treating others when I am stressed out or feeling down? Am I being short with them? Taking things too personally? What vibration am I putting off? Am I bringing down the moods of others or bringing them up and making them feel better than they did before they encountered me?
Maybe it sounds like I’m an over thinker, which I can certainly be guilty of, but I know there are others of you that feel like me. Like you just want to be the best truest version of yourself, and are willing to adapt and grow through your mistakes. Willing to step back and take a look at your actions and objectively decide if they add up to the person you want to be. This life is difficult and beautiful and short and long all at the same time. What are you doing to become the person you see yourself as? This can be rhetorical. Just something to consider. ♥️
Pc: @adamcharlescheek

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
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I pondered last night what it would have looked like if we successfully bought a traditional home in our area with a traditional mortgage. I cringed a bit, lol and sighed a breath of relief it didn’t work out. I’m really glad we went the tiny home route folks. We were actively praying for answers to some tough questions and scenarios when we were living in Spokane - and sooo many were answered through a crazy move, a crazy home purchase and an adventure homesteading on borrowed property. I don’t believe that we would have been able to live any differently than before had we purchase a home here. We would have been stuck doing the same things we struggled with before.
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Here are some things this choice has offered us:
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Job flexibility. Josh is working to secure a career position that could one day provide abundantly for our family and many, but growth sometimes requires him to work some strange hours. I am able to stay at home with my kids full time and allowed the opportunity to pursue another flexible job on my phone.
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We are able to say “yes” to things we couldn’t. Helping friends and family. Volunteering. We can take day trips to places we would normally we not have the time or resources to visit. Zoos, fun parks, famous restaurants and landmarks, ferry trips out to the islands, long drives to visit friends and family, multiple running events a year, not just one.
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Even if we could buy a home, a home in the area we currently live and LOVE living at would not have been available. Real estate in this part of the county is expensive and hard to secure.
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Home and yard projects don’t stay on that long long list forever - we accomplish them in a timely manner because our list is relatively short, and we have the time and resources to get things done.
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We are building many more connections to our community. Repair and learning connections, farm connections, tiny home connections, volunteer connections... people we would be too busy to have the pleasure of meeting.
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In short, if you want something different, you have to do things differently. 🙌🏼

“Straight for the sky and still a long way to that notch (check the trees on the right). Everything stretched up there, even the daylight. @lukehelgeson shows his excitement. Axis Peak, north face, western gully.”
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Often times self consciousness can cause discomfort and anxiety. It can prevent us from expressing our authentic selves at times. I was battling with some self conscious thoughts last night at @dance_church and after awhile I slowly encouraged myself to close my eyes. This helped me to center myself and I began feeling the energy of those around me && sure enough not only did my body move wildly, but my heart jumped right in! I eventually realized I was exactly where I needed to be with my women warriors and the rest of the evening was full of all the best wiggles and late night conversations. You’ll never feel all that you need unless you set that heart of yours free friends. Here’s to infinite love! ❤️ at Fremont Abbey Arts Center